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By all rights, Helios shifter Sion Jabari shouldn't be on Xenthian. According to his own mother, he shouldn't even be alive. His life hasn't been an easy one, and after witnessing how greed and the desire for power can corrupt something as pure as love, he wants no part of it. When he takes a companion, he swears it will be for all the right reasons, and more importantly, it will be his choice. A noble plan, but one that's complicated by the arrival of Rya Clearwater—a lovely female fate has selected just for him.Vasera Rya Clearwater understands too well how the quest for power can destroy innocent lives. It's been almost a millennium since her parents died, but she still dreams about the night it happened. Instead of dwelling in the past, though, she's dedicated herself to her people, to protecting them from the suffering she's endured, and for a thousand years, she's been content. She isn't prepared for the intense feelings Sion...